Politics
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Pakistan Says It Killed More Than 2,400 Militants in 9 Months
DID Press: Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior has announced that the country’s security forces conducted more than 5,000 intelligence-based operations between January and September 2026, killing 2,410 militants during the period. In a report submitted to Pakistan’s National Assembly, the ministry…
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Afghanistan War: Western Failure and London’s Silence 25 Years On
DID Press: As the 25th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan approaches, British magazine The Critic has criticised the UK government’s silence over the anniversary, describing the 20-year war as an almost complete failure. The magazine has also warned…
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Taliban Rejects UN Report on Increase in Drug Cultivation in Afghanistan
DID Press: Abdul Mateen Qani, spokesperson for the Taliban-run Ministry of Interior, has rejected a recent report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), saying it does not accurately reflect the current state of drug cultivation in…
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Iraq Takes Over Chairmanship of OIC Group at UN Headquarters
DID Press: Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the country has assumed the chairmanship of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) group at the United Nations in New York. According to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), the ministry…
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Russia Says Pashto Could Help Ease Afghanistan-Pakistan Tensions
DID Press: Russian Embassy in Pakistan says the Pashto language could play an effective role in promoting mutual understanding and reconciliation between Afghanistan and Pakistan amid tensions between the neighboring countries. On October 27, the Russian Embassy hosted the launch…
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Political Deadlock in Tel Aviv Raises the Costs for Washington
DID Press: Preliminary results from Israel’s Knesset elections indicate that neither electoral bloc can form a government on its own, setting the stage for complex coalition negotiations and raising the possibility of prolonged political instability or another election in the…
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Afghan Farmers Return to Opium Poppy as Drought and Poverty Deepen
DID Press: Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has increased sharply this year, according to the United Nations, amid declining farm incomes, falling crop prices and growing difficulties for rural families in meeting their basic needs. According to a new report…
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Australian Officers Knew of Staged Scenes to Conceal Afghan Killings, Report Finds
DID Press: A new military inquiry has found that Australian special forces officers knew weapons were being placed beside the bodies of Afghan civilians to portray them as enemy fighters, but failed to intervene to stop the practice, The Guardian…
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WSJ: Vance Sends Letter to Iran to Explore Renewed Talks
DID Press: US Vice President JD Vance has sent a letter to Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, at the direction of President Donald Trump, to explore the possibility of resuming negotiations aimed at ending the war…
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China, Pakistan Warn Renewed Iran-US War Would Have “Catastrophic” Consequences
DID Press: China and Pakistan have warned of the potentially catastrophic consequences of renewed military hostilities between Iran and the United States, urging a diplomatic resolution to disputes over Tehran’s nuclear program at the United Nations Security Council. Fu Cong,…
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